Dickson Mayor Don L. Weiss Jr. appointed David Travis as the new director of the city’s Public Works Department.

Weiss made his recommendation along with the re-appointment of the city’s other department heads during an adjourned session of the Dickson City Council Monday night. The council unanimously approved all the appointments.

Travis has served as the interim director of the department since August when Jeff Lewis was confirmed as the city’s new police chief.

A Dickson County native and 1994 graduate of Dickson County High School, Travis joined the city’s Parks and Recreation Department in April 1995. He was named supervisor of Buildings and Grounds in 2004 and then superintendent in 2015.

After a reorganization of city government in 2012, the Public Works Department includes the street, sanitation, parks and recreation, cemetery, building and grounds, right of way maintenance and fleet maintenance divisions. The department has more than 30 full-time employees and grows to more than 90 with seasonal workers. Its 2017-18 budget is more than $5.2 million.

At Monday’s meeting, Weiss also recommended the re-appointment of City Administrator Rydell Wesson and the city’s remaining department heads. The city administrator and 10 department heads are appointed for two-year terms following each municipal election.

Wesson has been with the city 26 years, starting in the codes department, moving to Public Works director and becoming acting city administrator in 2011 before being appointed the next year.

After being named interim chief in May following the retirement of Ricky Chandler, Lewis was appointed chief full-time in August. Weiss recommended his appointment to a full term Monday night. Lewis has been with the city 29 years, starting as a police officer, then director of the Parks and Recreation Department before becoming Public Works director in 2012.

Kimberly Givens was appointed to her first full term as recorder. Givens joined the city’s Public Works Department in 2004 where she is still office coordinator. She was named interim recorder following the retirement of Dianne Shelton in September 2016 before being appointed in November.

Joan Rial was appointed to her first full term as director of the Dickson Senior Center. Rial joined the city in January following the retirement of long-time Director Betty Williams.

Tammy Dotson was re-appointed as city treasurer. She joined the city in 1996 and became treasurer in 2010.

Angie Brown was re-appointed as tax collector. She has worked for the city since 2004 and became tax collector in 2013.

The mayor re-appointed Missy Sullivan as clerk for the newly re-created Dickson Municipal Court. Sullivan began working for the city in 1986 and has been court clerk since 2011. The Dickson City Council briefly dissolved the municipal court earlier this year and last month established a new court without general sessions jurisdiction, meaning it will adjudicate only violations of city ordinances.

Following the appointment of Dickson attorney Stan Reynolds as the new city judge Monday night, the city will be working on establishing a schedule to resume holding court sessions.

Richard “Smiley” Greer was re-appointed as chief of the Dickson Fire Department. A firefighter with the city for 28 years, Greer has served as chief almost nine years.

After serving as interim commander of the Emergency Communications Department for seven months, Rosalind Sowell was named to her first full term as director in October 2015. The nine-year city employee was re-appointed to a second term Monday.

Jason Pilkinton joined the city as a police officer 20 years ago before joining the codes department in 2002. He was re-appointed Monday as director of Planning and Zoning, a position he has held since 2007.

Weiss made his recommendations for department heads at the adjourned session but deferred making his committee and city council appointments until the Nov. 6 council meeting. Weiss must appoint council members to several boards, including the Board of Public Utilities, Greater Dickson Gas Authority, Water Authority of Dickson County and the Parks Board. He also is expected to name a vice mayor to replace Mike Legg, who served in that capacity for the last 10 years.